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Toe Link Heat Shields Question


MrWill

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Hello Ladies and Gents

 

While determined to just enjoy and get to know my newly acquired S2 K series this summer before making any changes or mods, I have updated the rear with LED lights which makes the rear look as modern as the front IMO.

 

I've also got fed up with a truculent 2nd gear.  I've decided this is the previously fitted quick shift whose adjustable linkage needs winding in a bit...feel free to put me right on that, but it seem like a good starting point.

 

So to the real question:

having removed the rear diffuser to look at the quick shift I've decided to replace a couple of exhaust bushes and brackets while I'm there as well as the toe link heat shields.  Please can someone tell me why there is only one heat shield on the nearside and not one on the offside?  Is it as simple as there's not enough 'heat' to warrant a heat shield?

 

Next question:  There are pilot indentations where the offside heat shield would be fitted, which indicate that I could drill these out and tap a thread, to fix the other heat shield.  While it may not be necessary my OCD sensibilities for having one on both sides is telling me to do it even if its not necessary...this is the point where someone needs to stop me if disaster is looming wacko.png or give me some confidence to proceed if I'm not going to do any harm fitting the other heat shield

 

Your experience and advice would be much appreciated.

 

Best wishes

 

MrWill

 

 

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Motorsport and some other third party toe link kits use the indented holes, you have to drill them out. I'm pretty sure the heat shield was originally fitted because that toe link used to knock like a bugger when hot, but heat never bothered the other side, early cars never had a heatshield.

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Correct the holes (actually captive nuts but the holes often skin over during the galvanising process) were addes by Lotus to allow for the Motorsport toe link kit bracket to be fitted easily if required.

But they can also be confused with the spot welding dips, simple check is to slide a finger behind the panel to feel for the nuts.

 

As mentioned the heaat shield is something else altogether, it didn't use the same holes but was pop rivited a bit further up.

 

:)

Gaz

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However, the heatshield was need on the offside, not the nearside, as that's where the exhaust is hottest and near to the toe-link joint.  If you have one on the nearside only, I'd imagine that there was originally one fitted to each side and the offside one has come off.

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